Albionn.

Brit.

/ˈalbɪən/, U.S.

/ˈælbiən/

Forms: Old English– Albion, Middle English (1500s Scottish) Albioun, Middle English (1500s Scottish) Albyoun, Middle English–1500s Albyon.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Albiōn.

Etymology: < classical Latin Albiōn (Pliny), apparently < the same Celtic base as Gaulish Albio- world (e.g. in the name of the god Albiorix ), Old Welsh elbid world (Welsh elfydd ) < the Indo-European base of classical Latin albus white (see album n.²). Compare Hellenistic Greek Ἁλουίων (Ptolemy), Byzantine Greek Ἀλβίων (4th cent.).The Celtic base underlying the name probably originally denoted the world above ground, illuminated by the sun, as opposed to the dark underworld.

rhetorical.

Originally: the island of Britain. Later: the nation of Britain or England, often with reference to past times, or to a romanticized concept of the nation.perfide, perfidious Albion: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] > Britain

AlbionOE

Britannia1605

Brittanies1610

old country1751

home1755

homeland1862

Old Dart1863

old home1869

Pommyland1916

cool Britannia1967

mainland1980

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) i. Introd. 24 Breoton is garsecges ealond, ðæt wæs iu geara Albion [L. Albion] haten.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 624 Albion hatte þat lond.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 5 Firste þis ilond higte Albion, as it were þe white lond.

c1450 ( G. Chaucer Complaint to Purse (Fairf. 16) (1879) l. 22 O conqueror of Brutes albyon.

c1460 in Ancestor (1902) Oct. 186 (MED) Thys Wylyam dowke of Normandye..Made kynge by quonqwest of Brewtus Albyon.

a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 7^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Vagab(o)und Eftirwert vagabund on the see he come to Albion.

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E2^v As if that Edward gaue me Englands right, And richt me with the Albion diadem.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. ii. 85 Then shal the Realme of Albion, come to great confusion.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 48 Is this the Gouernment of Britaines Ile? And this the Royaltie of Albions King?

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 5 When Albion sends her eager Sons to War.

1757 T. Gray Ode I ii. iii, in Odes 9 When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, oh Albion! next thy sea-encircled coast.

1819 P. B. Shelley Lines Euganean Hills in Rosalind & Helen 77 That a tempest-cleaving swan Of the songs of Albion,..Found a nest in thee.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude x. 277 Since I had seen the surge Beat against Albion's shore.

1941 H. G. Wells You can't be too Careful iii. viii. 146 There I was—a lovely crossing—saying Adieu to the white cliffs of Albion.

1990 Sydney Morning Herald 26 Apr. 14/1 Not only in recent British films has old Albion been portrayed as essentially grime-spattered and grotty.

2004 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 19 Dec. (Seven Days section) 19 His [sc. Pete Doherty's] dreams of a mythic Albion that lies somewhere under the scarred surface of modern culture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	albion
释义	Albionn. Brit. /ˈalbɪən/, U.S. /ˈælbiən/ Forms: Old English– Albion, Middle English (1500s Scottish) Albioun, Middle English (1500s Scottish) Albyoun, Middle English–1500s Albyon. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Albiōn. Etymology: < classical Latin Albiōn (Pliny), apparently < the same Celtic base as Gaulish Albio- world (e.g. in the name of the god Albiorix ), Old Welsh elbid world (Welsh elfydd ) < the Indo-European base of classical Latin albus white (see album n.²). Compare Hellenistic Greek Ἁλουίων (Ptolemy), Byzantine Greek Ἀλβίων (4th cent.).The Celtic base underlying the name probably originally denoted the world above ground, illuminated by the sun, as opposed to the dark underworld. rhetorical. Originally: the island of Britain. Later: the nation of Britain or England, often with reference to past times, or to a romanticized concept of the nation.perfide, perfidious Albion: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] > Britain AlbionOE Britannia1605 Brittanies1610 old country1751 home1755 homeland1862 Old Dart1863 old home1869 Pommyland1916 cool Britannia1967 mainland1980 OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Cambr. Univ. Libr.) i. Introd. 24 Breoton is garsecges ealond, ðæt wæs iu geara Albion [L. Albion] haten. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 624 Albion hatte þat lond. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 5 Firste þis ilond higte Albion, as it were þe white lond. c1450 ( G. Chaucer Complaint to Purse (Fairf. 16) (1879) l. 22 O conqueror of Brutes albyon. c1460 in Ancestor (1902) Oct. 186 (MED) Thys Wylyam dowke of Normandye..Made kynge by quonqwest of Brewtus Albyon. a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 7^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Vagab(o)und Eftirwert vagabund on the see he come to Albion. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E2^v As if that Edward gaue me Englands right, And richt me with the Albion diadem. a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. ii. 85 Then shal the Realme of Albion, come to great confusion. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. iii. 48 Is this the Gouernment of Britaines Ile? And this the Royaltie of Albions King? View more context for this quotation 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 5 When Albion sends her eager Sons to War. 1757 T. Gray Ode I ii. iii, in Odes 9 When Latium had her lofty spirit lost, They sought, oh Albion! next thy sea-encircled coast. 1819 P. B. Shelley Lines Euganean Hills in Rosalind & Helen 77 That a tempest-cleaving swan Of the songs of Albion,..Found a nest in thee. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude x. 277 Since I had seen the surge Beat against Albion's shore. 1941 H. G. Wells You can't be too Careful iii. viii. 146 There I was—a lovely crossing—saying Adieu to the white cliffs of Albion. 1990 Sydney Morning Herald 26 Apr. 14/1 Not only in recent British films has old Albion been portrayed as essentially grime-spattered and grotty. 2004 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 19 Dec. (Seven Days section) 19 His [sc. Pete Doherty's] dreams of a mythic Albion that lies somewhere under the scarred surface of modern culture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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